Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-07
ANTI-COLD WATER
THE VOTE AGAINST INCREASES ONE.
The Announcement Again Postponed by the
Majority.
SENATORIAL DEADLOCK STILL ON.
No Important Change in the Vote or the
Situation.
SENATORIAL DEADLOCK STILL 0
Snscid r.l1nrum 10 The S,.ndau Roptsser.

amendment, he thought enough time had
been spent in its consideration. lie said
he wanted the responsibility OF its defeat
to rest OH the shoulders of those who had
defeated it; that morally and r~eligiously
he was in favor Of the proposition, but
politically he was in favor OF its defeat by
the parties who had voted against it.
Mr.. Gettingcr spoke against the recon-
sideration. lie said his constituents were
not in favor OF it, and he was representing
his people.
Mr.. Dawson said that all kinds Of tricks
had been rcsorted to by the opponents Of
this proposition to throttle the wishes OF
the people of this State; that if the mem
bers of the Legislature would vote us they
promised their constituents before, they
could not have been elected. This amend
ment would be submitted to the people.
Mr.. Gettingcr said that neither tricks
nor influence had been brought to bear to
induce him to vote Us he had, and that he
had never bcen asked to pledge himself on
the subject.
Mr.. Dawson said he did not impute any
thing OF the kind to Mr.. Gettinger, but to
the outside lobby.
MORRIS, II FUNNY MAN.
Mr.. Morris said that throughout the
whole discussion he had RETAINED from
jumping on the speech of the Senator from
berkeley and MASKING the life out of il.
Mr.. Morris called attention tn the fact that
OF the four daily papers OF the State, the
Wheeling REGISTER was the only one OPP
posed to the usbmiSSiOn OF this question
and that while the MtcHigcacer was opposed
to the adoption of the amendment, never
thcless, it advocated the submission of it.
Continuing, he said that Of all the weekly
papers in the State he could not recall II
that has not been asking for years that the
people might be allowed Ia vote on this
question. The Republican platform of the
last Republican convention, he said, did
not represent the wishes of the
people and he said he was sorry
that the convention had SO acted Mr.. Nor
rS said he understood the Senator from
Berkeley came here pledged to vote against
the resolution.
This brought Mr.. Gettinger to his feet.
! He said he had come here without having
determined what course he would pursue,
and would allow no such reflection rs that
cast upon him.
MIR. FLOUENOY
said he was not surprised at the statement
of Mr.. Snyder. lie knew if the truth es-
capcd from that side OF the chamber it was
more likely to come from the honest repre-
sentative of Monongalia than from some of
the other gentlemen who were making 80
much noise on this subject and saying so
little. Mr.. Snyder, he said, let out what
he (]Flournoy) supposed all along was the
object Of the other side on this
question, that it was to draw a political
line on which they could claim the benefit
where it was to their interest to claim 1t
and where it was not to their interest to
claim il then to stand on the Republican
convention platform.
M'CALLISTER'S VOTE.
When the name of the Senator from
| Cabcl McCalliSter) was called, he arose
in his seat and said: "Mr. President, in
connection with my vote, | desire to make
an explanation in order that my position
in this matter may he fairly understood.
When my name was called on yesterday |
was absent 0n account of sickness and
did not expect n vote 10 be reached
at 50 early an hour. In
this matter am governed
b, nv conscientious convictions of right
and wrong in the premises, and had this
resolution been submitted To the Senate in
the spirit | conceive To hc right, rs it
should have been, and not forced upon it
in this cut and dried shape ! would have
voted for it. | came here under no pledges
whatever in regard to this question. Ger
tain papers have published the statement
that | was committed to vote for it. That
is not so. What | did say was that ] he
lieved it would he the best thing for the
interest of the two great parties OF this
State to have it submitted 10 the people,
and thus get it out Of politics. But always
added the prOviSO that whenever it was sub
mitted it should he i'll the proper way
, and shape. / was nominated and elected
WITHOUT ANY PLEDGES
from them upon this question, and / came
} to this Senate with no arbiter higher thar
my own convictions of right and wrong
hut willing and anxious to hear all side
that my own ideas might he polished n
least by the combined wisdom of the Sen
ate. /, therefore, had hoped that tn
amendment, providing for the payment b.
: the State for property rendered worthless
, should the proposition he adopted, wonl'
l carry, but the friends of the measure de
t feated this amendment. Again, | hat
: hoped that the propositions OfsSenatO
Price, of Mineral, and FlouTnoy
fixing 1890 n the time for tn
: amendment to take effect wOul,
prevail. This would have given some OF
|, portunity to those who have money in
vested in the whisky business under Ii
license of the State and Nation to saw
themselves, anyhow, in part. This like
s wise tailed to meet the approval of tn
e friends of the measure. / am, therefore
e confronted with this alternative: Shall
k vote to submit this arbitrary measure
. the people, and thereby give it my sanC
e ton, or shall I show to the word that
y recognize in it neither true friendship I
e the prohibition cause, nor fairness to th